Founded in Vancouver, Canada in December 2006 as a way of sharing our knowledge and enthusiasm for the fountain pen hobby with others.

Meetings are *usually* held on the third Thursday of each month (with the exception of December) from 6:00pm-8:30pm but please check our website for meeting place info/schedule changes/updates. Both modern and vintage writing equipment enthusiasts are welcome!

Sunday, March 4, 2018

A few more photos from our February meeting

A few more photos from our February meeting, these courtesy of Ricardo (Thanks, Ricardo!)
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(L-R): René, Rizelle, Tyler, Barry, Christopher and Stuart:

Christopher did a wonderful presentation on the Parker 'Vacumatic' as part of our "Iconic Pens" theme for the meeting. We're continuing with that theme at our March 15 meeting, but we'll be featuring some different pen models, specifically the Parker '45', Parker 'Sonnet' and the Pelikan M800 (March meeting details here)

The "Fifth Avenue" came out in late 1943 and had a "love-it-or-hate-it" Art Deco design, so the model didn't sell particularly well (Art Deco having fallen slightly out of fashion at the time). More info about the model here on Penhero.com and in Richard Binder's excellent article.

The pen has a handpainted barrel, and and only 100 pieces were produced worldwide:

That's me (Maja) in the middle, flanked by Stuart and Ruth-Erin, who brought in her brand-new Lamy Al-Star in "Vibrant Pink" (their new colour for 2018) and a lovely Lamy 'Safari' in the Neon Coral colour (not pictured):